Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-29
| BIG SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
A Lincoln Citizen Who Thinks Himself In
jured to That Amount.
BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED
The Coming Session Of the Lancaster
County's Teachers Institute Eek.
pected to Accomplish Much
Good-Capita News.

A case has been filed in district court
In which the plaintiff asks for S25, 900
damages. 1t has been several days since
. damage suit has been filed and the
present one promises to be fought to
finish. The plaintiff is Charles w.
Hoxie, and he sues Timothy Kelley for
the above amount OF change, alleging in
his petition that Kelley, with malicious
contrivance and intention to injure and
bring the plaintiflnto disrepute, charged
and caused it to be reported that he, the
plaintiff, had committed forgery, and
further caused him to be arrested and
cast into prison on the charge Of forging
and making alterations in certain con-
tract. This, 1t will be emembered, was
q row over a sale of real estate and
Hoxie was arrested and tried on the
charge that he had altered a contract to
change the amount of commission in the
deal. At the trial that was held in the
justice court Hoxie was acquitted, but he
rectes that he was injured in his credit
and reputation and was brought into
pablo disgrace and Imprisonment. On
this statement of facts he asks a verdict
Tor $685.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Yesterday the board of public lands
and buildings met in adjourned session
to open bids and award contracts for the
construction of new buildings at the
Norfolk asylum. There were three bids
for the work, as follows: ID. B. Howard,
Lincoln, &66, $50; Hugh Murphy. Omaha,
iyn, Ia, es9,750. The contracs was
awarded MIR. Howard on his bid of
600, $50.
THE COUNTY INSTITUTE.
The eleventh annual session of the
Lancaster county teachers institute will
be held In the Academy of music build.
ing, Lincoln, commencing July 18 and
continuing until July 90. inclusive.
There are some 300 or 400 teachers in
Lancaster county, and County Superin.
tendent McClusky hopes to make this
session the largest in attendance and the
most thorough in work accomplished of
any institute yet held in the county.
Superintendent e. ID. Rakestraw, of the
Nebraska City schools, and Prof. d. X.
lillibridge, of the Lincoln business COL
lege have been secured as the instructors.
In the published announcement of the in
stltute Superintendent McClusky says:
''The session will last two weeks. Teach
ers intending to teach in Lancaster
county the coming year are expected to
be present from the opening to the close
of the institute. In order that you may
better understand the work required at
this session, it may be we'll to mention
that State Superintendent George b.
Lane has prepared general manual
grade studies. methods, etc,
Tor the use of instructors
Your superintendent considers it val
liable guide in your work and has there
fore made arrangements to furnish each
teacher with copy of the manual, which
ha hoA of ~ hv tho
county ysuperintendent's office, Teachers
receiving manuals will bring them to the
institute. 1t Is recommended that all
make careful study of the manual and
the branches therein named, the course
Of study for the common schools and the
school laws of Nebraska. Lectures and
association meetings will be held and the
dates will be announced ut the opening
Of the institute.
RESOLUTIONS FOR THAYER.
Farragut post, at its last meeting,
PASSED with much enthusiasm the fol-
lowing resolution, commencing Governor
Thayer and his prompt action on the
rebel flag question;
Resolved, That the action. Of Governor
John M. Thayer In telegraphing President
Cleveland protesting against the return Of
meets sss oaT co2da
Resolved That the sentiments Of loyalty
naturalization at the subservency of trea,
SSn 6y TSXer In said
me ITS of the soldiers of the union now re.
siding In this commonwealth.
Resolved, That the prompt action OF Gov.
ernOr Thayer in cOndemning the action of
the president meets with the hearty approval
Of the members of this post.
Resolved, That a copy OF these resolutions
be duly transmitted to Governor Thayer by
tho adjutant of the post.
HARRY HoTCHKIss,
JAMES HEAToN, Post Commander.
Adjutant.
Farragut post also passed resolutions
defining their position npon the pension
bill and the efforts to increase the recOg-
milton accorded loyal soldiers of the
union.
ABOUT THE CITY.
Four additional plats were filed in the
county clerks office yesterday showing
number of sales that the mania for lay
ing out additions continues and will SO
long rs there is glory in going out in the
country and stalking town lots.
In police court yesterday George Dodd
was before the exponent of the law on a
charging him with assault, The usual
fine was assessed. G. +. Eurlng. drunk
and disorderly, was tined and NJ. Lyons,
who became drunk and smashed
buggy and injured woman,
was fined $40 and costs and committed
lTuSty, the COlOrcu man VINO mas Fac
trouble with the johnson family that
We're dosed with poison, went to the
family residence Monday evening and
soon was in a small war with the entire
family. Stones and bricks were the
weapons and the family came out second
best. The sheriff made a lively chase
after Trusty and caught him In the
woods beyond the pententiary. In po
lice court yesterday, Trusty paid a fine oi
$40 and costs and was dismissed.
Lancaster county Is to have new
100000 court house, and as prelimi
nary to the commencement of building
the commissioners will go on journey
and inspect number of the best cour,
houses in the west, to get their idea:
working.
The lincoln canning company that Is
now erecting buildings and preparing fol
work In q short time out at West Lin.
coin, will increase its capital stock to
1900, in order to have means to prose.
cute work on an enlarged scale.
Deputy Sheriff A. N. Barnett. of Gage
county, came up to the capital Monday
evening, bringing with him Eugen,
Hughes, who will board with Warden
Hyers ut the penitentiary for season.
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